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China Aircraft Leasing Group completes order for 50 Airbus A320neo planes
China Aircraft Leasing Group has signed a firm order for 50 A320neo family aircraft. This latest incremental order brings CALC’s total order book to date to around 200 Airbus single aisle aircraft.
Viva Air signs for 50 A320 aircraft with Airbus
Following a memorandum of understand signed at Le Bourget Paris Airshow in June, Viva Air, the Latin America low-cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 50 A320 family aircraft.
Pegasus Airlines converts options to raise Airbus order to 100 planes
Pegasus Airlines has placed an order for 25 A321neo Airbus Cabin Flex configuration planes. The order comes on top of 18 A321neo and 57 A320neos already on order bringing Pegasus Airlines total firm order to 100 Airbus A320 Family aircraft.
Azores Airlines joins Airbus A321neo family
Azores Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The airline, fully owned by Sociedade Açoreana de Transportes Aéreos, becomes the first Portuguese operator to receive a member of the best-selling A320neo family.
Delta Air Lines places 100 A321neo order with Airbus
Delta Air Lines today placed an order with Airbus for 100 of the manufacturer’s modern A321neo planes. The US-carrier has ordered the ACF, or Airbus Cabin Flex, configuration, of the aircraft.
Rare bright spot for Airbus A380 as Singapore Airlines welcomes latest plane to fleet
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five new A380 aircraft scheduled to join the carrier’s fleet over the coming year, at a special ceremony hosted by Airbus in Toulouse.
Air Astana to grow A320neo family operations in central Asia
Air Astana is to become one of the largest A320neo family operators in central Asia and CIS over the next three years. The airline became the first operator of this type in the region in 2016 and the fleet will grow to 17 aircraft by 2020.
China Aircraft Leasing Group receives first Airbus A320neo
China Aircraft Leasing Group, the Hong-Kong based lessor, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft, and in parallel celebrated handing it over to lessee Frontier Airlines.
DHL Express takes delivery of first A330-300P2F
DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke, the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus.
Airbus: South Pacific fleet to double in size by 2036
The passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats serving Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific region is set to increase by more than 600 aircraft, almost doubling in the next 20 years, according to predications from Airbus.
New configuration A330-800 starts final assembly
Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018.
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens team up for electric aircraft
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft.